USC’s red-hot summer has nudged it past Michigan—for now. The Trojans landed eight top-flight commitments in July, including two top-10 players in the Sporting News Top 125 in DE Eddie Vanderdoes and LB Michael Hutchings. While USC is ascending, schools like Alabama, Oklahoma and, of course, Penn State, have all lost big-time talent from their 2013 classes in the past couple of weeks.

The Trojans hold the slight edge. With six months to go until national signing day, here’s a look at which schools are faring best in our updated team recruiting rankings:

1. USC (18 commitments): The Trojans are pretty much done with their 2013 class, unless a kid drops (or is pushed) from the commitment list and another bigger name replaces him. Since the program is on NCAA mandated 10-scholarship reduction this year, the Trojans won’t be able to sign a class in the 25- to 28-recruit range. That leaves them vulnerable in the No. 1 spot, as other programs still have space to add players. But scholarship reductions or not, this is quite an impressive class. “We’re getting quality guys, we’re just going to have a small number,” Hutchings told Sporting News at The Opening last month. “There’s no room for error. You have to make sure they want to be all SC.”

2. Michigan (23): The Wolverines are primed to slide right back into the No. 1 spot—which they held for a long time—if they add another elite recruit or two. Aside from getting DB Ross Douglas after he switched from Penn State last week, it’s been a quiet two-month stretch after a very busy spring for Michigan. Big Ten schools usually sign 25 players, so the Wolverines have some more wiggle room and could pass USC. No school in the nation has amassed the kind of talent the Wolverines are stockpiling on the offensive line.

3. Texas A&M (27): The Aggies get overlooked sometimes, but they have done a great job mining the state of Texas this year. They managed to pull in three more recruits last week and now boast the nation’s largest class. They also have one of the sleeper stars of this year’s class in SN125 WR Derrick Griffin, a two-sport star. He told Sporting News last week at AAU basketball nationals in Orlando that he is still keeping his mind open about schools, but he would be a huge signee if he sticks with A&M until February.

4. Florida (21): The Gators will likely overtake the Aggies at some point because the Gators have so much more room to maneuver. And it’s almost a tradition that the old-time SEC powers pull in big-name talent in the weeks and months before national signing day. The Gators landed SN125 players Jordan Sherit and Vernon Hargreaves from the Tampa) area last week—two more huge additions to a class already boasting several SN125 players.

5. Ohio State (16): There’s just something special about this class. Defensive backs Eli Woodard and Cameron Burrows are the gems of the group, but there’s plenty of talent to go around outside of those two. This is a class that will continue to grow in size, and the coaching staff won’t waste any space in the next few months. They will haul in plenty of blue-chip talent—and soon.